The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-22
NUMBER 81.
GRATING.
some of Ny Experiments and Expert
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No. III.
by DIR. A. sohaffmnek, Palatka, Florida.
In friendly conversation with Mr..
Cunningham, OF Brooklyn. n. ", 1
heard that he had grown some of the
finest cherries ever seen, and as am al
ways a great admirer Of this delicious
fruit asked my friend for some scions.
BY the middle of February the scions ar
rived, but, unfortunately, only three Of
them were fiji for experiments These
scions were grated at once ON the wild
plum. One of them became homesick
and died in a very short time and while
the white oxheart cherry made only one
shoot six 10 eight inches long, the black
oxheart began real Florida life, produc-
ing three strong and healthy shoots
measuring at present three To four feet
in length and forming already fine
looking tree. As | have raised some OF
the wild cherry from seed. shall graft
them with some other varieties next
year, for hope To find among the many
varieties finally one that will bear fruit.
and am convinced that we can raise
cherries here as well as in New Orleans.
where observed a good many cherry
trees sixteen to twenty feet high in good
bearing condition. II one variety will
prove a failure. another may prove
success
GRATING IN THE BAPK.
During the month of July, 1886. Mr..
D Heath ,nf DaIatly., - A.
brought me limb about six inches long,
taken from n tree which produced very
fine peach. Having no other stock on
hand, again took the wild plum for ex-
pertinent. Giving up at this time the
old method of grating, ! grated the
whole scion with all its leaves between
the bark and wood OF the plum tree by
opening the bark in the same way as we
usually do in budding. After a short rest
the scion took, as people like to say; the
sleeping buds commenced 10 swell and
TO burst. Each and every eye produced
good shoot of about three feet I'm
length, growing rapidly, branching out
IN all directions, and forming healthy
tree full of leaves. While all the other
varieties of the peach tree dropped their
leaves in November and December, l be-
came astonished indeed 20 see that this
new conner had no time 10 spare and did
not like to give away its beautiful foliage,
and while the other members of its re-
lations in the month of January stood
before me like poor sinners, stretching
their limbs in the sad hour of their
bereavement like arms toward heaven,
praying for "A new garment, this scion
enjoyed life as good as he could do, even
the frost could not hurt his vigor; ON the
contrary he kept his leaves. Since that
time he has made such a nice growth
that the prospect for his future is very
promising, and if he will only overcome
the intrigues of some caterpillars, scales.
beetles and some of the fair sex called
Aphis, then hope that he will reach the
third degree in the life of plants, that is
to say, bear fruit next year.
GRATING IDEAS.
How nice would IL be, IL we could inn
plant in the same way, as stated above,
some of the new and good ideas of our
time in "A good many of the people, that
their old prejudices What IA happy
family we would he IL we could only
transplant the spiritual sense of the
teaching of Christ, free of all human or
dinances, in every human heart, with
such success as shown by our graftings;
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any more the condemnation of other be-
levers, on the contrary there would be a
true union of all in spirit and in love,
for every one would respect and esteem
his neighbor as his brother and the de-
mands of the nineteenth century would
not be neglected any longer, but faith
fully discharged. For the welfare of one
would be the only condition for the well
fare of all. The great confusion In our
social life would disappear, the increas-
ing corruption in our political affairs
would be brought to an end and "A new
spirit, that Cody Spirit of righteousness,
truth, faith and charity would dwell
amongst us, instead of hate, envy, selfish
ness and fanaticism. How could our re-
public prosper, il each and every one OF
its inhabitants would obey the law and
submit himself to the law, and how
would the laws be respected by any one,
if all the executors of the law, from the
common judge of the police court TO the
highest, would make il his highest aim,
his greatest honor 10 execute the law
conscientiously. How our republic would
prosper if all the monopolists, all the rich
companies and all the wealthy people
were compelled as well as the poor TO
submit to the law and To learn that all
their money could not save them from
punishment for violating the law. But
we have TO read so many reports Of in
justice and TO learn by sad experience
that a good many of the executors Of
the law are always ready TO whitewash
even the most dangerous and blackest
of criminals. If he or his friends have
only money enough To pay for such hon
orable service, then common sense
teaches us that crimes and immortality
will increase on account Of such execu-
tors of the law. And think every one
of my readers would earnestly wish that
those executors of the law who discharge
their duties faithfully and conscientiously
could transplant the spirit Of righteous
ness in the mind and heart of their
brethren who, misled by money, forget
their duties. Indeed, II that could be
done. we would have soon a better time,
for the Proverb says, xiv, "a, Right
eousness exalteth nation but sin is a
reproach."